Liver Cancer
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2005; 11(10): 1445-1451
Published online Mar 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i10.1445
Table 2 Expression of syndecan-1 protein categorized by pathological variables.
VariablesSyndecan-1
P
-+
Serum AFP level
≤25 ng/mL (n = 22)8140.28
>25 ng/mL (n = 29)1514
HBsAg
Positive (n = 16)6100.465
Negative (n = 35)1718
Microsatellite nodule
Absent (n = 31)13180.578
Present (n = 20)1010
Tumor size
≤3 cm (n = 18)990.607
>3 cm (n = 33)1419
Cirrhosis
Absent (n = 36)17190.64
Present (n = 15)69
Necrosis
Absent (n = 24)10140.646
Present (n = 27)1314
Portal vein thrombosis
Absent (n = 37)15220.292
Present (n = 14)86
Differentiation
Well (n = 35)10250.001
Low (n = 16)133
Extra-hepatic metastasis
Absent (n = 41)15260.014
Present (n = 10)82